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Four Nice Things in Reverse Chronological Order
School vacation has come at last, and I get a week off from running interference on fourth graders. This is especially nice, since I can't remember the last time I had a day I could just stay at home, and didn't have to climb in the car and go somewhere, even Saturdays. Today, for instance, I have to spend several hours at a vestry meeting of our new church where I've agreed for some reason to become the treasurer. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic to think I should have days when I can just stay at home -- to work on my writing, plan my summer courses, wash the windows, etc. Actually, I think it might be a product of living in NYC for a few years sans voiture, because having to drive just about anywhere I have to go makes it that much more oppressive not to have a day off. But the next week holds the promise of a few days at home, I believe.
Last night Kaph came home from her week in NYC, but I'll leave a report on that to her. While she was gone, I Netflixed the start of the sci-fi series Firefly, which I'd been interested in ever since I heard about it from Graheim. Funnily enough, its set-up proved surprisingly akin to a story Astrobolism and I were writing in college (btw, I'm still curious to learn how it ended...), with the addition of something like Dan Simmons' "Ousters" from Hyperion, as well as its own Han Solo-ish attitude. A great combination, and good fun. Now Kaph wants to check it out too, and hopefully she likes it as much as I do.
And a week before she left, on April 1st, we hosted a Silly Hat Party of 20-some friends and neighbors that was great fun. It helped us feel -- despite a still constant coming and going of snow -- that winter was finally over, and that our house was really well-lived-in now. It also helped push us to finish one or two lagging little unpacking tasks, not to mention really sprucing the place up. Parties are such good excuses to really stop ignoring housework.
And now, back to the present. Gotta go get ready for my meeting.
Update, 10:30 pm -- Kaph, after the shootout in the pilot episode: "That was awesome!" And later, at the end of the episode: "That was awesome!" I do believe she enjoyed it as much as I did.
Last night Kaph came home from her week in NYC, but I'll leave a report on that to her. While she was gone, I Netflixed the start of the sci-fi series Firefly, which I'd been interested in ever since I heard about it from Graheim. Funnily enough, its set-up proved surprisingly akin to a story Astrobolism and I were writing in college (btw, I'm still curious to learn how it ended...), with the addition of something like Dan Simmons' "Ousters" from Hyperion, as well as its own Han Solo-ish attitude. A great combination, and good fun. Now Kaph wants to check it out too, and hopefully she likes it as much as I do.
And a week before she left, on April 1st, we hosted a Silly Hat Party of 20-some friends and neighbors that was great fun. It helped us feel -- despite a still constant coming and going of snow -- that winter was finally over, and that our house was really well-lived-in now. It also helped push us to finish one or two lagging little unpacking tasks, not to mention really sprucing the place up. Parties are such good excuses to really stop ignoring housework.
And now, back to the present. Gotta go get ready for my meeting.
Update, 10:30 pm -- Kaph, after the shootout in the pilot episode: "That was awesome!" And later, at the end of the episode: "That was awesome!" I do believe she enjoyed it as much as I did.
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I am! I am!
And as I recall, you had some particular ideas at the time, or so it seemed. I remember feeling like the rug had just been pulled out and my character was headed into the thrilling realm of total improvisation... when it ended. And I've always wondered since just what did happen to my brother.
I mean, need I point out that my LJ name came from him?
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Two of my favorites, in the funny and serious categories:
-Funny- "Oh, it will be taken into consideration." ~Book, with one of the best throw away lines of all time
-Serious- "Everybody dies alone." ~Mal
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Firefly is shiny
As for serious moments, I also liked the set piece (also in the pilot) that ends with one character touching the brow of another who is kneeling -- but it is the prostitute who appears to be blessing the priest. You don't tend to find something that slyly subversive outside of say, the gospels.
Re: Firefly is shiny
And when you equal Patrick Stewart you're doing something right.